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grown! Ostrich feathers--gold," continued the boy, touching the bangles, "where do you get them?" The little fellow took his spear in his right hand again and used it to point out of the waggon in the direction where the lads had seen the towering masses of stone on the previous night. "Oh, come," said Dean, "he understands that." "Yes; so do we, and I want to get off to see what sort of a place this is. But we mustn't be rude to the visitor who brought us so much venison. I wonder where father is." "And the doctor," added Dean, peering out of the waggon. "Oh, there they are, going up to the top of the kopje. Hi, Mak! Come here!" The black was standing half way between the waggon and the top of the kopje, shading his eyes from the newly risen sun, as he stood scanning the veldt in different directions, but began to descend directly with his customary deliberation as if he had nothing whatever to do with the preparations for the morning start. "I say, Dean, we must have breakfast before we go, this morning. We can't send company away--and such a grandee as this--without a feed." A few minutes later, as the boys sat silently gazing at their little visitor, noting that in spite of being thin and rather hollow of cheek his eyes were bright and there was no sign of weakness in his movements, while his skin, in spite of its swarthiness, looked healthy and clean, Mak strode up to the open end of the waggon and looked in; and his eyes opened wider as he displayed his beautifully white teeth in a pleasant smile. "What do you think of this?" cried Mark, as he checked himself in laying his hand upon the scar of the pigmy's wounded shoulder and placed it upon his right. And now for the first time the little fellow displayed animation, for he snatched the hand away quickly and placed it upon the scar. "Oh, very well," said Mark. "I was afraid of hurting you. Well, Mak, aren't you surprised?" The black shook his head, and then quietly nodded it. "Come," he said. "Pig come." "Thank you," said Mark, laughing; "but we knew that. Well, we will chance whether the boss likes it or not; tell Dan we shall want some breakfast before we start." "Yes, mps," said the black, nodding his head. "Coff. Plenty eat;" and he went away. "Well, jump down, little one," said Mark. "Come on, Dean; there's a splendid chance here for a dip, so let's go and have one. Pig here won't mind." He leaped down, and
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